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Dithyramb
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dithyramb'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dithyramb.html. 1828.